Republicans accuse Biden of avoiding to anger Iran

A US Senate warned President Joe Biden about the increasing Houthi attacks on US allies, and lawmakers intensified their pressure on the administration to re-designate the militias on the list of terrorism.

In a rare move, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell dedicated his daily inaugural statement to address Iran's proxies in the region, referring to the recent Houthi attacks on the UAE.

The Republican leader indicated that the US faces Iranian-backed threats alongside partners like Israel and the UAE.

He indicated that a year ago, the State Department removed Yemen's Houthi terrorists from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, and since then, "the Iranian proxy terrorists have only increased their attacks, underwritten by Iranian money and technology."

McConnell warned that if the administration chooses to "shrug or look the other way when Iran targets our friends and our interests," and if they continue to withhold military capabilities from partners threatened by Iran, then they should not pretend to be surprised when traditional US partners in the Middle East start looking to Moscow and Beijing to fill the vacuum.

McConnell's statements reflect the growing concern of lawmakers about the threat of Iran's proxies to the interests of the United States in the region.

Meanwhile, bipartisan representatives are increasing pressure on the US administration in this regard.